Amber Massey : Fine Art
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”
― Thomas Merton, No Man Is an Island
Amber Massey is a fine artist based in Sacramento working in watercolor, ink, and acrylic. Originally from South Monterey County, California her passion for capturing the natural environment came from growing up surrounded by the Los Padres National Forest, Salinas Valley, and Monterey Bay. Her parents were, and continue to be, appreciators and patrons of the arts. She still vividly remembers her first time visiting an art gallery in Morro Bay as a child with them and the wonderment she felt. With the support and encouragement from her family and friends, she went on to pursue her love of art academically and professionally.
Amber received two degrees from California State University, Sacramento in Studio Art and Art History in 2012, but it was her time spent at Sacramento City College prior that most influenced her. There she studied with local legends Fred Dalkey and David Lobenberg where her love for the human form and plein-air style painting was born.
Most recently, Amber was the Gallery Director for the wildly successful and popular Tim Collom Gallery, located in midtown Sacramento. After 5 amazing years, she changed career paths and now enjoys having her weekends back for painting, visiting galleries and museums, gardening, and traveling.
